Receptacle for granular or pulverulent material.



No. 892,392. PATENTED JULY '7, 1908.

A. J. BLOOD. v REGEPTAGLE FOR GRANULAR 0R PULVERULENT MATERIAL.

APPLIOATIbN IILED MAY 20,1907.

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ARTHUR J. BLOOD, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

RECEPTACLE FOR GRANULAR OR PULVERULENT MATERIAL.

Specification or Letters Patent.

Patented (my 7,1908.

Application filed May 20, 1907. Serial No. 874,564.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. BLoon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rece tacles for Granular or P-ulverulent Materia and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it gplpertains to make and use the same.

e present invention relates to receptacles for containing and dispensing granular or pulverulent material and more particularly to an improved so-called sifting top for such receptacles. I

The ob ect of the present invention is to produce a simple and efiective top or closure provided with a revolving plate and to so construct the plate that it may be readily turned for the purpose of opening and closing the receptacle without the liability of injury to the fingers of the operator.

To the above ends the present invention consists of the improved receptacle which will be hereinafter described and claimed.

The present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 shows a tpp plan view of my im proved receptacle. 1g. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 shows a top plan view of'a modified form in which the revolving top is formed in substantially a half circle and having the turning bar along its straight edge. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the form shown in Fi 3. Fig. 5

' shows a further modification -o the manner the top and the to 1. the-receptacle has een filled, by the to 2,

' I metal, an

Which is referabl struck up from s eet (I is provi ed with a vertical wall 3,

which may be secured in an suitable manner, as by turning over the e ge 4 and solder ing it to the upper edge of the receptacle.

As so far described, the three forms illustrated are exactly alike, and in each form the in the upper edge of the receptacle.

top 2 is depressed below the upper edge of the receptacle, leaving a chamber 5. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the top 2 is provided with openings 6, 7 and 8, the opening 6 being preferably a circular opening, the opening 7 eing segmental slots, and the opening 8 small perforations arranged in segmental form. In this form of the invention, the receptacle is provided with a revolving disk or plate 9, substantially circular in general outines and rovided with a segmental opening 10 forme by cutting out the metal in such a Way as to leave a bearing 11 at the center which receives a rivet 12 which passes through the top 2, and referably through a spring washer 13 upon t e under side.

To facilitate the ready turning of the revolving disk or plate 9, the radial edges of the segmental opemng 10 are turned upwardly at right angles to the surface, forming the vertically extending turning bars 14, which extend u ward a sufficient distance to be graspe preferably within the top or marginal edge of the receptacle.

From the foregoing construction it will be observed that when the revolving plate 9 is in the position shown in Fi 1 all of the openings, 6, 7 and 8 will be closed, and that.

by grasping the upturned bars 14, the revolving disk 9 may be turned to bring the opening 10 in register with any one of the openin s, 6, 7, or 8, as may be desired.

11 Figs. 3 and 4 the revolving plate 15 is formed a little larger than half the diameter of the top, and it IS pivoted to the to 2 by the rivet 16, which asses through t e top and through the spring washer 17. In this form of the device the top 2 is provided with a group of perforations 18, located entirely to one side of a line intersecting the diameter,

,the other side of the top being imperforate,

The straight edge of the plate '16 will be turned upwardly forming the turning bar 19, which will extend substantially across the top of the receptacle and to one side of a line intersecting its diameter, and like the form by the fingers of the operator, butshown in Fig. 1, the turningbar will be with- Inthis form of the device the bar 19 may be grasped and the plate 15 turned about its pivot 16 to cover or'unoover the perforations 18.- I

In the form shown in Fi 5 and'6, there -volvin disk or plate 20 1s pivoted-by the' oentra rivet 21, which also passes through a spring washer 22. The revolving plate 20 is verulent material a circular opening, the opening being a group of slots, and the open'ng 26 a group of perforations. In this forni, the disk 20 is provided with a bail 27 fastened at its ends in any convenient manner, to the disk 20. The preferred manner of attaching this bail is shown, and consists in striking up from the disk 20 the bars 28 and passing the ends 29 of the bail 27 beneath these bars 28, which are then forced or swaged by pressure upon the ends 29 to clamp the ends 29 and thus firmly secure the bail 27 in position.

Having. described my invention I claim as new and desire to protectbyLetters Patent of the United States j 1. A can or rece tacle for granular or pulhaving' a depressed fixed top with suitable openings therein, a cen+ trally pivoted plate mounted upon the top cut away to form an opening and having an edge adjacent the openin turned up to-for'm a turning bar, substantial y as described.

2. A can or receptacle for granular or ulverulent material, having a depressed ed top, openings in said top at one side of the diameter thereof, a plate pivotally mounted upon the fixed top and having its edge turned up forming a turning bar adjacent to, and parallel with the diameter, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, presence of two witnesses;

ARTHUR J. BLOOD.

Witnesses:

TQHART ANDERSON, MARY AVENIL KENNEY. 

